heads up to those in the market for pioneer!

[peterS]

if you buy the 50" 1080p you get the 720p free
dont know if this interests anyone but thats a hell of a deal

(bb magnolia is where i saw this but i was told it was an incentive from the factory)

[aud19]

you buy the 50" 1080p and you get a second 50" 720p for FREE?!?!?!? 8O :E :scratchhead:

[peterS]

you buy the 50" 1080p and you get a second 50" 720p for FREE?!?!?!? 8O :E :scratchhead:

yup
he may have though i was just in the market because i was there for a while but having worked at bb in the past i know they dont have that latitude so it must be a factory incentive as he stated



the pioneers still look good but i miss that purple anti reflective film they use to have

[Chris D]

Eh? 2 TV's for the price of 1? Are we talking RP?

[aud19]

I don't get it :blink: :lol:

[mitch57]

Can anyone confirm this? If it's true I will go buy one, get one free, and sell the 720P unit and be way ahead of the game.

[kurtholz]

ya thunk the price might be jacked up there a little to cover the costs of both

i reckon so pardner

but i hear tell, the tooth fairy is giving out free 70" plasma's

:-)

good luck shopping

Kurt

[Andrew M Ward]

I need prices and model numbers... otherwise - it's a scam (right?)

[peterS]

7988.99 + free

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/v3/pg/product/details/0,,2076_310069731_290043890,00.html

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/v3/pg/product/details/0,,2076_310069733_355457717,00.html

http://www.magnoliaht.com/

there is enough margine on these tvs to still turn a profit
if i have time ill try to take a picture of the sign he displayed while talking to me- it may be agressive sales targeted at me unless someone else can confirm

[peterS]

never mind right here!

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/v3/pg/top/cat/article/0,,2076_3450_396920404,00.html

looks like its the 5016 that is free- never heard of it

[David Meek]

A couple of points here.

The PRO-FHD1 is a true 1080p plasma monitor (monitor, not TV).

It's contrast ratio is only 3,000:1 - not the 10,000:1 from 1365x768 plasmas. This fact is conspicuous in its absence on the web-page. You get better detail from the higher pixel count, but lose out in the black-level-discrimination department. Pioneer is working on this and says it'll have a 20,000:1 1080p plasma available late 2007/early 2008.

Here's a link to the 2nd set: PDP-5016HD

IMO, this sounds like Pioneer is trying to move some of the PRO-FHD1s as it hasn't hit projected targets.

[Chris D]

Ah... $8,000! That takes it out of my feasibility.

[Andrew M Ward]

Most places are selling the 50 Elite for a little less than $7,000 so I guess you're paying about $1300 for the 50 HD 768

that seems like a reasonable deal if you're in the market for 2 - 50 inch plasmas... for $8K

[peterS]

A couple of points here.

The PRO-FHD1 is a true 1080p plasma monitor (monitor, not TV).

It's contrast ratio is only 3,000:1 - not the 10,000:1 from 1365x768 plasmas. This fact is conspicuous in its absence on the web-page. You get better detail from the higher pixel count, but lose out in the black-level-discrimination department. Pioneer is working on this and says it'll have a 20,000:1 1080p plasma available late 2007/early 2008.

Here's a link to the 2nd set: PDP-5016HD

IMO, this sounds like Pioneer is trying to move some of the PRO-FHD1s as it hasn't hit projected targets.

i didnt notice poor contrast (though i knew it had it) what i did notice is that pioneer took away there anti reflective purple film accross the board